(A) Experimental design and bioinformatical data analysis.
(B) Selected top transcription factors acting as upstream regulators of differentially expressed genes in adult hearts 7 days after initiation (dpi) of CM ablation.
(C) Western blot on protein extract of control (β-actin2:loxp-mCherry-STOP-loxp-DTApd36), 7 dpi and 14 dpi (cmlc2:CreER; β-actin2:loxp-mCherry-STOP-loxp-DTApd36) ventricles, with quantification of Tp53 protein. n = 8–10 pooled hearts per sample. Data show mean ± SEM (unpaired t test).
(D) ISH for mdm2 expression (violet) in sections of uninjured and 7 days after resection (dpa) ventricles. Arrows identify sites of increased mdm2 expression following ventricle amputation.
(E) Section images of uninjured and 7 dpa mdm2:EGFP hearts. “Tnnt” marks CMs. Boxes correspond to the region magnified in the right panels. Scale bars: 100 μm.